Ozma of Oz
1907 novel by L. Frank Baum / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ozma of Oz, published on July 30, 1907, was the third book of L. Frank Baum's Oz series. It was the first in which Baum was clearly intending a series of Oz books.[1]
Author | L. Frank Baum |
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Illustrator | John R. Neill |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Series | The Oz books |
Genre | Children's novel |
Publisher | Reilly & Britton |
Publication date | July 30, 1907 |
Media type | Print (hardcover) |
Preceded by | The Marvelous Land of Oz |
Followed by | Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz |
It is the first Oz book where the majority of the action takes place outside of the Land of Oz. Only the final two chapters take place in Oz itself.[2] This reflects a subtle change in theme: in the first book, Oz is the dangerous land through which Dorothy must win her way back to Kansas; in the third, Oz is the end and aim of the book.[3] Dorothy's desire to return home is not as desperate as in the first book, and it is her uncle's need for her rather than hers for him that makes her return.[1] This is the first book to mention Dorothy's last name, Gale.[4]
The book was illustrated throughout in color by artist John R. Neill. It bore the following dedication: "To all the boys and girls who read my stories – and especially to the Dorothys – this book is lovingly dedicated."
The full title of the first edition read Ozma of Oz: A Record of Her Adventures with Dorothy Gale of Kansas, Billina the Yellow Hen, the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, the Cowardly Lion and the Hungry Tiger; Besides Other Good People Too Numerous to Mention Faithfully Recorded Herein.